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To be competitive, golf courses must be maintained to the highest standard. At Hunter, we know that our role is to provide more than just irrigation products. It’s also to share our decades of expertise with our customers, and work with them in an ongoing partnership. We stand behind our products, and have assembled a team of Field Service Managers (FSM) who are always available for technical guidance and troubleshooting assistance. These highly experienced experts are available to Hunter courses at no extra charge.

Dave Maholic

Irrigation Expert Since

1987

Year Started at Hunter

1998

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About Dave

With over 25 years of experience in the Golf Irrigation industry, Dave Maholic brings a wealth of technical and practical knowledge to his customers. He has been with Hunter since 1998 and has played an integral role in the building and maintenance of many courses throughout his territory.

Dave has been a technician of one sort or another his whole professional life. He truly enjoys fixing things and helping people. He chose to be a Field Service Manager because he finds working onsite with customers a highly rewarding process.

Most Memorable Golf Project: The Bull at Pinehurst Farms

Dave was involved with “The Bull” from the pre-construction phase all the way through completion. He contributed to everything from radio site surveys, to setting up and training personnel on software, to helping with product selection, and training new personnel. He currently helps the course by testing and selecting new products to create the most efficient system possible.

Jeff Fleming

Irrigation Expert Since

1999

Year Started at Hunter

2006

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About Jeff

Highly educated and vastly experienced in both golf maintenance and golf irrigation, Jeff Fleming is virtually a course’s best friend. With a long tenure as a Hunter Field Service Manager, and over 20 years of total experience, he knows how to solve water problems, often before they happen.

He chose to become a Hunter Field Service Manager because he enjoys working with people and sharing his vast irrigation product and process knowledge with others. He also enjoys the challenge of ensuring his customers’ courses are outfitted with the most efficient and reliable systems.

Most Memorable Golf Project: Hoover Country Club

Hoover Country Club is a private club located outside of Birmingham, AL with peacefully meandering fairways of lush green grass and challenging greens. Jeff played a significant role in the development of the course, including product selection, system initialization and personnel training for the fully customized irrigation system.

Sean O’Neill

Irrigation Expert Since

1992

Year Started at Hunter

1989

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About Sean

Sean spent the early part of his career as a golf rotor engineer in the Hunter engineering department. He has been working directly in the field for well over a decade. Beyond his immense product knowledge, Sean is also well versed in course system management with several certifications to prove it.

As an Engineer, Sean always had an interest in how his products were used in the field. This is why he made the decision to become an FSM. His unique background allows him to listen to the needs of his customers, and translate those needs to the Hunter R&D department so they can produce innovative solutions to real problems.

Most Memorable Golf Project: TPC Harding Park

One of Sean’s most memorable experiences was when the American Express tournament was played at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, CA. He was able to work with the PGA staff to prepare the course for play, and learned a great deal about agronomy and the important role efficient irrigation provides in creating exceptional playing surfaces.

Dave Danley

Irrigation Expert Since

1984

Year Started at Hunter

2012

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About Dave

Dave has been working as an irrigation service tech since high school back in 1982, before computers and digital timers when hydraulic systems were all the rage. He has been working with golf courses since 1984 as a service tech for various distributors. He started at Hunter in early 2012, and brought with him an extensive wealth of product and industry knowledge.

Dave made the switch from distributor field tech to Hunter FSM because he wanted to be out in the field all time working in the sun, and getting wet. It was also an opportunity to provide his region’s golf courses with the products he felt would work best for their irrigation needs.

Most Memorable Golf Project: Southern Dunes

The greater Phoenix, AZ area has one of the richest collections of golf courses in the world. One of the best-kept secrets in the area is Southern Dunes, located in the small suburb of Maricopa. This course was a special project for Dave, because it was one of the first courses he worked with from conception to completion.

Tim Curnow

Irrigation Expert Since

1994

Year Started at Hunter

2011

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About Tim

Tim has been in the South Pacific’s irrigation industry for nearly two decades. He is originally from New Zealand where he was involved in the agricultural and horticultural industries. He moved to Singapore in 2005 where he worked in commercial and golf irrigation. He brought his regional and industry expertise to Hunter in June of 2011.

Being an FSM gives Tim an enormous amount of satisfaction, because there is nothing he enjoys more than exceeding the client’s expectations. Whether visiting a new site, an existing Hunter site or even a competitor’s course, his focus is always on providing information that will enable the irrigation team to get the most out of the irrigation system that they have.

Most Memorable Golf Project: Sembawang

Throughout his career Tim has worked on the renovation of an array of courses. One that sticks out the most is the Sembawang course in Singapore. The course looked great, and the customer satisfaction with the Hunter central control system was at such a high level, it has become a great showpiece for potential clients.

Gonzalo Varela

Irrigation Expert Since

1994

Year Started at Hunter

2007

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About Gonzalo

Gonzalo has been involved in irrigation design, sales and customer support since he left college in the 1990s. He started out at a small distributor, and as his career advanced, he became a technical support manager for Spain and Portugal. He started with Hunter in 2007 as Europe’s Field Service Manager and focuses on the start-up and commissioning of large commercial and golf course projects.

Gonzalo chose to join the Hunter team because he enjoyed working with people, and helping them solve their complex irrigation system problems. He also enjoys working throughout a large territory with a company that is willing to go the extra mile for their customers.

Most Memorable Golf Project: Safaa at KAUST

Gonzalo has been involved with a wide array of interesting golf projects. The most notable perhaps, was the Saffa Golf Course at KAUST (King Abdullah University for Science and Technology) located in Saudi Arabia. It was a very demanding site that needed watering 365 days a year. Gonzalo was able to help create a unique system that allowed the course to flourish.